Holdup protective device



J. E. I. LEWIS. HULDUP PROTECTIVE DEVICE- Arrucmon mso mwa, 1922.

l hold-up preventative devices, and l ularly to such devices as will be adaptedforv Patented Dec. 5, 1922.

TED STATESPATNT OFFICE? .Josera IVAN LEWIS, or minimun-ONTARIO, CANADA. j Y' ,worth and Province of Ontario, Canada,

-has invented *certain new and useful `lm provements in a Holdup Protective Device, of which the following is a specification..

:f, f4: OLDUP PROTECTIVE DEVICE.

.My invention relates to improvements in use in otlices and the like, Aand consists .essentially of a stand `to be lconcealed,under .aff y d 4 e. I .-Anexpansion -member is formed of twin particdesk and havinga pistol mounted in such manner as to be aimed and tired y'with the foot. r .f The principal object ofthe invention isto lprovide a device to outwita bandit in an attempt to hold `up an office staff 4,and assure his capture or apprehension. y

. A further object is to provide an arrangement wherebyl a pistol orother suitable re.-

arm may be mountedv in a concealed posiV tion within a desk and |-having means Vfor.

l .25 aiming and firing without attracting the suspicions of abandit as to the operators intentions, when the bandit is in the act of covering the'operator with his firearm, vthe operators hands being in elevated position as is customary in such proceedings, and

consequently unable to defend d in an other; wise competent manner.

A still further object is in theprovision; of novel means'for visibly'aiming the con? cealed pistol without detection of the bandit.,-

These, together with otherl objects,n1'ay be"l attained by the construction, combination and arrangement of the parts as will be here-4l linafter more fully described, illustrated in 40 the accompanying drawing, and pointed out; I I n otal connectlonubetween the straps 13 and links :16C-# A -rrudder"23 i'svformed at the in the claims hereunto appended.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete apparatus shown in concealed position in a desk which is perspectively illustrated in cross-section; and,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device on an enlarged scale.

vSimilar reference characters refer to similar part-s throughout both views.

ditional supporting member including a sec- /rond plate 6.

-of beneath .the socket 8.

.shaft 7. i. Normally this'expansionmember assumes Application mea my s, 1922.1 seal iro. 559,340. 'L Y. i

"l''lAzperpendicularly disposed 'shaft 7 is adapted Vto rotate in' a socket y8 fixed to the base 4, and passes through holes in the plates Sand 6 which form bearings therefor. This shaftis retained in perpendicular relation byzthe nut-9 threaded on `the lower end there- 1 Cn'the upper end of said shaft is formed a clamp 10v vadapted to rigidly hold the lbarrel 11 ofa 'pistolor rother suitable firearm, as shown, and which clamp may be tightened around the said barrel bythe clampscrewli- 4 metal straps 13 having rigid connection one tothe other at one end by a shortvrod 14 nected to links 16f which in turn are pivvotally connected atv their opposite ends to opposedvlaterally eatendingzarms 17l on .the

an obtuse angular position, .the pivotal conformin anfapex w ich is above the yopposite en s of said straps and links.

The rod 14 projects'beyond the outsides 'nection vof the stra s 13 and' the links 16 i I y.of the straps 13, and; these outward projections are adapted to horizontally slide in the guides comprised ofv'rods 18 bent over parallel and'r'i idly secured tothe arms 17.

'A treadle 19 gisloo'sely connected to the socket 8,' as shown, the-end 'ofA the 4trveadle l bar beingl formed'into a hook'20 which links with an eye 21 in lsaid socket. Thetreadle 19 is connected by suitable means, such as a cable 22 as shown, vfor example, to the pivend of a rod 24 rigidly secured to the shaft 7, above the treadle 19.

The device is positioned beneath the table A of the desk directly ,in the rearof the front panel B thereof,"where lthe treadle 19 and rudder'23 arefwithin easy reach of the feet of the r`person sitting at the desk.

Extending upwardly from one ofthe niemberslof .the clampl2 and-rotatablefwith the pistol and 'shaft 7 is 'a vertical rod 25 having rigidly mounted thereon an aim indicator preferably in the form of an arrow or pointer 26 which is set to register the direction in which the pistol is pointing.

-Directly over .this arrowor pointer 26 I or substitute a section of glass 27 or other suitable transparent material flush ywith the surface of said table and through which the arrow or pointer 26 is visible., l

A portion of the front panel B of the desk in the firing range of .the pistol is `removed,

. and inserted in its place is a section 28 of material which is suiiciently penetrable nottodeiect or to retard a bullet projected from fthe pistol, preferably 'consistingof what is known to A the .builders trade as bearer board?, for example, and that which may be finished tov correspond with the linish of the desk.

' v. The tire-arm is aimed by feel ot' thefoot .against the rudder 23, and fired by pressure -with the same foot upon the treadle 19 sub'- sequently .to'fsight being -ocated -by .the POIICQI'QS, j:,t. v.. Having now fully described my invention, whatI claim and desire to seo-ure 'by Letters Patent, is:-. if 1.` In a Idevice of the class described, a fixed stand, a rotatable member, a fresarm rigid on said rotatable member trigger operating mechanism, a foot treadle connected y'with said trigger operating mechanism, and

means for aiming the ire-arm by revolving -said rotatable member by means of the foot. "2. In a ldevice of `the class described, a

fixed stand, a rotatable member, a fire-arm 1rigid on said rotatable member, a I foot treadle, an expandible memberpositioned between said rotatable member and the trig- -gerof said fire-arm, a cable connecting said expandible member with said foot treadle adapted to expand said expandible member against the trigger when said foottreadle is depressed.

' 3. In va device of the class described, a fixed stand, a rotatable member, a vfire-arm rigid on said rotatable member, a foot treadle, an expandible member positioned 'between said rotatablemember and the trigtable member adapted to move said rotatable neinber in either direction by touch of the 4. In a device of the class described, a desk or counter having a front panel and leg space beneath the desk topa stand ixed beneaththe 'desk top and .in said leg space, a -vrotatable member journalled in said stand, aire-arm rigid on said 'rotatable member, trigger Aoperating mechanism, a foot treadle |connected with said trigger operating mechanism, a rudder rigid on said rotatable member-above Said foot treadle, a direct-ion indicator xed at top oi said rotatable member xand pointing .inthe same direction as the rearm, 'and a transparent 'panel inserted in Asaid vdesk top over said direction indicator. Vf5. :In 'a device ofthe class described, a "desk' or counter having a' front panel and leg space beneath the desk top, a stand fixed beineath the desk top `and in said leg space, a rotatable member journalled in said stand, a fire-arm rigid on said rotatable member, trigger operating mechanism, a foot treadle connected with said trigger operating mech- -anism, a rudder rigid on said rotatable mem- Yber above said foot treadle, a direction indicator fixed at top of said rotatable member and pointing in the same direction as the fire-arm, a transparent panel inserted in said desk top over said direction indicator, and an easily penetrable panel .section inserted in the front panel of the desk in range of said `{ire-arm. Y y

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature. I

A fJosEPH E. IVAN LEWIS.

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